Improvement in horse-hair woven garments



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

PHINEAS L. SLAYTON, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ALME'I REED, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-HAIR WOVEN GARMENTS.

Spcciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,209, dated November 22, 1864.

.To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, P. L. SLAY'ION, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful lmprovementin Horse- Hair Goods; and I do hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this spccitication, in which- Figure 1 represents a mans hat composed of horse-hair woven in one piece into the form shown; Fig. 2, a magnified view showing the arrangement of the warp and lling.

This improvement consists ot' an improved article of manufacture-to wit, a covering for the head, garment, or other article of irregulal form woven into such form in one piece ot' horse-hair.

My invention is applicable to the manufacture of garments or parts of garments, hats, caps, bonnets, head-coverings ot' all kinds, and other goods of irregular form. The warp c, of which these goods are made, is composed of horse-hair, which starts from a ring, b, or some suitable center, and the iillin g c is interwoven, as shown. rIhe filling c is composed of some suitable fibrous materialsuch as hemp, cotton, slk, or wool. Any desired shade or variety ot' color may be imparted to the goods by employing a lling material having the colors which it is desirable to produce in the goods.

The machinery employed to produce the improved goods herein described is the same as that for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me, numbered 41,466, on the 2d of February, 1864, and no dest-ription of said machinery is therefore here necessary. The hats, garments, and other irregular formed goods thus made possess peculiar qualities of elasticity and durability. Th ey are light in weight, strong, porous, and in every way desirable for general use.

I am aware that itis common to make hats, caps, and garments of all kinds of horse-hair woven in sheets, and then cut out after patterns and sewed or bound together like other similar garments. I disclaim all goods thus made, and I also disclaim the Weaving of horse-hair into sheets.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent as an improved article ofmanufacture- A garment composed wholly or in part of horse-hair woven in one piece, substantially as herein set forth and described.

P. L. SLAYTON.

Vitnesses M. M. LTVINGsToN, GEO. W. REED.. 

